Record #:

34777

Author(s):

Costantini, Danielle

Abstract:

Typically, leatherback sea turtles nest on tropical beaches, but are now beginning to come further north and nest on the North Carolina shore. Fort Fisher State Recreation Area and Cape Lookout National Seashore have both been recently made home for a few nesting leatherback turtles. It is still rare to see, with a total of 39 confirmed nests since 1966.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 3, Summer 2018, p38-39, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Leatherback turtle; Fort Fisher (New Hanover County); Cape Lookout National Seashore; North Carolina Sea Grant

Record #:

21302

Author(s):

Pleasants, Shane William

Abstract:

Major-General William H.C. Whiting was the district commander at Wilmington, and in 1864, General Braxton Bragg was sent to take over his duties. In January 1865, Union forces launched their attack on Fort Fisher and in a few days captured it. Pleasants examines two options that Bragg had that might have saved the fort and \"concluded that General Bragg was the major culprit behind the fiasco\" that cost the Confederates their coastal stronghold.

Source:

Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 5 Issue 2, Nov 1999, p5-7, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Fort Fisher (New Hanover County)

Record #:

28161

Author(s):

Hall, B. Frank

Abstract:

Fort Fisher offers a unique example of military architecture and fortification. Called the “Malakoff of the South,” Fort Fisher had formidable defenses for a seaward assault, which helped in protecting Confederate blockade runners.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 4 Issue 1, Nov. 1960, p5-6, map

Subject(s):

Fort Fisher (New Hanover County); Historic preservation--Wilmington

Record #:

34449

Author(s):

Shiver, Joshua

Abstract:

On December 24, 1864 the Union launched the largest American naval bombardment to date against forces at Fort Fisher in an attempt to seal the port of Wilmington. While successful in landing troops near the Fort, the expedition ultimately failed. Historically, Union General Benjamin Butler was blamed for the military failure. In the article, the author argues that it was not only Butler, but personal politics between Union commanders, that doomed their attempt to take Fort Fisher.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 93 Issue 1, January 2016, p58-83, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Fort Fisher (New Hanover County); Forts--New Hanover County; United States--Politics and government--1849-1877